Today’s Deals: Informatica Goes Wireless With Zimba

  
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Amount:         $61
million

  
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Terms:           
2.6 million shares/$17 million cash

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Consultants/Designers

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29–eBenXannounced
  that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arbor
  Administrative Services, d/b/a Arbor Associates, a privately held,
  Web-based benefits administrator and application service provider (ASP).
  The acquisition accelerates eBenX’s
  presence in the mid-sized employer marketplace, adding over 120,000
  committed employee lives, deep domain expertise in benefits administration,
  great mid-market broker relationships, and a strong and satisfied
  mid-market customer base. Arbor shareholders will receive $17 million in
  cash and 2,587,500 shares of eBenX common stock.
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      C

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  LAKE HELEN, Fla., Aug. 29–Attorneys.com
  announced it has acquired for stock the assets of 1800attorneys.com
  Advertising, based in New York, as well as rfpNOW.com, a
  privately-held provider of Web-based content relating to legal subjects and
  topics located in Florida. Both acquisitions support Attorneys.com’s strategy of building a
  premier legal referral organization by combining traditional referral
  sources with leading edge, Web-based tools for both legal professionals and
  consumers. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:    

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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  SANTA CLARA, Aug. 29–Exodus Communications, a provider of complex Internet hosting and managed services,
  announced that its UK subsidiary, Exodus Internet Limited, has entered into
  a definitive agreement to acquire Grenville Consulting. The
  acquisition of Grenville
  Consulting, a leading UK consulting firm, will enhance Exodus’ worldwide professional services
  organization, as well as provide additional Internet consulting expertise
  to help ensure optimum performance, reliability and scalability for
  customers’ mission-critical Internet operations. Terms of the transaction
  were not disclosed.
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Amount:         $13.75
million

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      A-

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  REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 29–Tumbleweed Communications < QUOTE NASDAQ:TMWD>, a provider of advanced e-mail solutions for business
  communications, announced that it has acquired an additional 25% of its
  jointly-owned Japanese subsidiary, Tumbleweed Communications KK (TKK),
  which it co-owns with Hikari Tsushin, increasing Tumbleweed’s ownership position in the
  subsidiary to 80%. Tumbleweed purchased the shares from Hikari Tsushin for
  $13.75 million in order to enhance its position in Tumbleweed KK as a key
  to its business goals for its long term presence in the Japanese market.
  Hikari Tsushin still owns 20% of shares in Tumbleweed KK.
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Amount:         $25
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Content/Communities

  
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Scorecard:      A-

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  PALO ALTO, Aug. 29–Informatica, a
  provider of e-business analytic solutions, announced it has entered into a
  definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Zimba, a provider of
  applications that enable mobile professionals with real-time access to
  corporate and external information via wireless devices, voice recognition,
  and the Web. Informatica is
  acquiring Zimba in a stock-for-stock
  merger transaction valued at approximately $25 million.
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